Support for SQL Server 2008 R2 will also end with SOLIDWORKS PDM 2017 SP5 but according to SOLIDWORKS, the 2018 products may still run but it hasn’t been tested and therefore not supported.

Supported SQL Server products:

SQL Server 2016

SQL Server 2014

SQL Server 2012

If you purchased PDM Professional (EPDM) after or were on subscription as of April 1, 2014, you are eligible for SQL Server 2014. A SQL Server installation disk was included with the installation media for 2015 and 2016 for existing customers and is included for new customers for 2017.